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Good morning and welcome to a fresh week. Here’s what you need to know this Monday.

Hope you got to enjoy the nice weekend weather. Twin Cities highs in the lower 40s with 10 to 15 mph winds and cloudy skies. Statewide, partly sunny with a chance of rain in the southeast. Northwest highs near 20; southeast highs near 40. More on 

Minnesota has a second coronavirus case. 

It’s in a Carver County resident in their 50s, who appears to have been 

 while in Europe late last month. The patient’s symptoms started March 2 and they sought treatment Saturday.

Health officials are looking for people who’ve been exposed to COVID-19. 

, so they’re seeking people who have been within 6 feet of the patient for 10 minutes or more. Those who may have been exposed should self-quarantine for two weeks.

The Health Department’s advice: Seek medical care as you normally would, and stay home if you’re sick. 

“We don't want people to feel like just because COVID is circulating that they need to seek health care,” said Kris Ehresmann, director for infectious diseases at the state. “What's most important in this situation would be that we want people to, when they're ill, to 

We’re still asking for and answering your coronavirus questions. 

 to find answers to common questions and submit your own.

There’s a smaller sequel to Super Tuesday this week. 

We can call it Big Tuesday as Michigan, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and Washington voters head to the polls for Democratic presidential primaries. There are 352 delegates at stake this Tuesday, compared to well over 1,000 on Super Tuesday.

Michigan is the biggest state up for grabs, and Biden 

That’s despite Sanders winning the state in the 2016 contest. Washington state has the next-most delegates at stake and Biden is leading the 

Two state highways in southern Minnesota were 

 over the weekend due to snowmelt and ice jams. If you’re traveling near Henderson or St. Peter, take note and look up the 

Four thousand Twin Cities janitors aren’t going on strike anymore. 

Their union, Service Employees International Union Local 26, 

 with employers over the weekend. The janitors are getting a raise, guaranteed sick time for full-time workers and reduced health insurance costs — perfect timing to keep the janitors on the job as coronavirus continues its spread.

 in St. Paul ahead of a potential teacher strike 

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Plus a colder forecast and more presidential primaries.

Monday a.m. update: Another coronavirus case in Minnesota

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